miwa is one of five singers sharing the role of LAYRA in the Belle - PROJECT LAYRA - immersive live show and its debut song Watashi wa LAYRA. The show runs from October 10 to November 15 at MoN Takanawa.
miwa's current work is as one of five vocalists cast as LAYRA, the new virtual artist in the immersive live show Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -. The debut song Watashi wa LAYRA was released digitally on September 16, with TeddyLoid producing and handling arrangement, and lyrics and music written by TeddyLoid and music creator Ryota Saito. The five singers share vocal duties: miwa, Natsumi Konomi, Konomi Suzuki, Maria Miki, and ASCA. A music video combining film footage with 3DCG also released at 18:00.
The show itself is a spin-off story set five years after Mamoru Hosoda's film Belle. In it, Hiro-chan , who produced the diva Belle, finds LAYRA in the virtual world and launches her as a new diva. The five performers alternate by day as LAYRA and as Kotomi, her real-world origin, which puts the live casting alongside the recorded vocal on the same release calendar. The show runs from October 10 to November 15 at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Takanawa, Tokyo.
The initial August announcement named the same five vocalists, though it listed Natsumi Kon rather than Natsumi Konomi, and identified LAYRA as debuting under Sony Music's Echoes label. It also named Rira Ikuta and Tomoyo Kurosawa in the cast and previewed the opening song, which turned out to be Watashi wa LAYRA.
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Sep 16
The debut song "Watashi wa LAYRA" by the virtual artist LAYRA was released digitally on Wednesday, September 16. TeddyLoid produced the track and wrote its lyrics and music with music creator Ryota Saito, with TeddyLoid handling arrangement. Five singers share vocal duties: miwa, Natsumi Konomi, Konomi Suzuki, Maria Miki, and ASCA. The song is the opening number for the animmersive live show "Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -," which runs from Saturday, October 10 to Sunday, November 15 at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Takanawa, Tokyo. The show is a spin-off story set five years after Mamoru Hosoda's film "Belle." In it, Hiro-chan <As>, who produced the diva Belle in the film, finds a new artist, LAYRA, in the virtual world <U> and launches her as a new diva. The five performers alternate by day as LAYRA and as Kotomi, her real-world origin. A music video combining footage from the film with 3DCG also released at 18:00.
Aug 11
The immersive music live 'Belle' has revealed its protagonist LAYRA, a new virtual artist debuting under Sony Music's Echoes label. Five vocalists, miwa, Konomi Suzuki, Natsumi Kon, ASCA, and Maria Miki, will play the role. Rira Ikuta and Tomoyo Kurosawa join the cast, and the opening song is previewed.
Jun 28
Akihiro Miwa, the singer, actor, and voice actor known for roles as the Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle and Moro in Princess Mononoke, died on June 20 of old age. He was 91. His agency announced his passing on Sunday, stating he had been convalescing at home after his health declined three months ago.
Jun 19
The anime adaptation of Yusaku Sakaishi and Sakura Miwabe's Rich Girl Caretaker light novel series has revealed a second promotional video and a new cast member. Kentarō Kumagai joins as Katsuya Taishō. The series premieres July 4 late night (effectively July 5) on TV Tokyo and BS Asahi, with Crunchyroll streaming in multiple regions.